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Suddenly, there was only one question left. The same question she’d asked the first night they started down this path: “What if I never say no?”
Relief and fierce need spread over Sebastian so acutely Penny could see it.
“Then I’ll be with you forever.” He stood and wrapped her up in his arms, kissing her hard and clutching her close. “I’m so sorry,” he said between kisses. “I’m so sorry.” He cupped her face, wiping tears away. “I can’t be without you. It’s fucking terrifying, but I’d rather hold on while I can.”
“I’m not going anywhere,” she said and hugged him close. “Never.”
The way he clung to her, she felt his struggle, and she loved him so much for trying. For her.
From behind them, Huck said, “Do we clap or…”
Penny laughed, and Bass smiled.
“Yes, we totally clap,” Colt said. With that, the entire room broke into applause.
They both turned to face their friends. Jenna was beaming ear to ear and all but bouncing up and down. Lily, Huck, and Colt were smiling.
“Well!” Huck said loudly, and then chugged the rest of his drink. “Let’s get all this love and shit into gear, because I hear there’s a wedding happening tomorrow and a hell of dinner to eat tonight.”
With small laughs and sighs, everyone disbursed.
“Oh, Penny,” Jenna said. “Will you come up to the bridal suite real quick before we go to try on your dress?”
The bride and bridesmaids were supposed to stay the night after the dinner tonight. Between the rehearsal to the BBQ, then going back to the hotel, it was going to be a long night, but it was worth it to make the bride happy.
“I’ll be right up,” she called to Jenna and Lily.
When they were gone, Penny was finally alone for a moment with Sebastian in her arms.
“Now, about that the long term arrangement,” he said, delivering a quick kiss to her chin. “I was hoping to negotiate terms.”
She stepped back and crossed her arms with a huff. “And what terms are those? A three month trial period to reevaluate after a performance review?”
“No,” he said. “I was thinking more along the lines of forever.”
She gasped, but Sebastian was right there to kiss her gasp away.
There, wrapped in his arms, she’d finally caught the one dream she’d been chasing. Her prince charming and her happily ever after.
Epilogue
“Jesus—” Sebastian said when two small hands reached out from the coat closet and yanked him in. He smiled when he saw Penny standing in the shadows in her fluffy pink bridesmaid gown. “You know, for being a tiny little thing, you sure are strong,” he said. The various sweaters and jackets wrapped around him as he moved toward the woman he loved.
Loved.
It was a word he was still getting used to, but he liked the sound of it.
“I can be quite spry when I’m on a mission,” she said, smiling.
Oh, he knew that was true.
“We’re supposed to be heading back to the BBQ for dinner,” he said, just as her back hit the wall and he cupped her hips.
“Yeah, I just wanted to show you my dress real quick.” She fiddled with his tie, then looked up at him. “Colt and Jenna will start to wonder where we are. So we better make this quick, counselor.”
He didn’t need any more convincing. He’d take Penny any way, any how he could get her. Plus, he’d never done it in a coat closet before. Plus.
She kissed him hard, all that passion and need poured from her, and he drank it down. Every touch and taste of her was like a silent plea that she needed him. Wanted him. Would never leave him. And he was a goner for the woman. He was in too deep to ever get out.
Once he’d thought he liked control, but now it was apparent that while he exercised his kinky side, Penny was the one who held his entire world in her hands. And he’d do anything she asked. Hell, all she had to do was make a demand and he’d say, “Yes, ma’am.”
And he was totally fine with that.
He delved his tongue into her mouth, tasting sweet strawberries and groaning from the way her lips worked against his. She was growing in confidence. Made him feel like a man worth hanging on to.
She unfastened his pants and shoved them low on his hips as he fought the layers of fabric on her dress, finally getting to her panties and pushing them aside.
He hoisted her up, and she wrapped her legs around his waist. She reached between them and grabbed his hard cock.
He hissed. “Damn it, I want you so much.”
She smiled and positioned him at her entrance. “Then take me.”
He did. Sliding home, he was greeted with her hot sheath. She was slick and ready, and he hadn’t even prepped her.
“You’re pretty wet, darlin.’” He thrust again.
She bit her lip. “I may have been preparing myself while waiting for you.”
He growled. The thought of her pleasuring herself made his arousal climb even higher. Holding her up and pressing her against the wall, he slowly, deeply, plunged in and out until she was panting on the brink of climax.
“Prove it,” he said.
She brought one of her delicate hands to his mouth, and he sucked her first two fingers. His eyes rolled to the back of his head because yep, he tasted her sweetness.
“You’re going to make me come already.” He all but cursed, because he wasn’t ready to let her go.
“Me too.” She hugged him close, her lips at the base of his neck, kissing his jaw, his ear, then finally, he felt her tighten around him and they fell over the edge of ecstasy together.
He didn’t know if he groaned or screamed her name. But he did know he’d never get enough of this woman.
With a satisfied smile, she slid down his body and readjusted her dress.
“Now, when you walk around the rest of the night, I want you to think of me,” she said, the words sounding a little familiar. She kissed him quick on the lips, but she lingered to say, “Every time you move, you’ll feel me.”
His eyes widened. He’d said something similar to her in past. With that, she slapped his ass, then walked out of the coat closet, tossing him a wink over her shoulder.
A sly smile split his face. Oh yeah, he loved the hell out of that woman. And she’d just issued another challenge.
Thanks to her, the idea of forever was shaping up to be a pretty awesome one.
Game on.
The End
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Acknowledgments
Thank you to Stephen “Thunder” Morgan for being an awesome editor. Thank you to Candy, Katie, Curtis, and the whole Entangled team for working so hard on this book with me. Thank you Jill Marsal for being the best agent and the most incredible person on the planet. Thank you to my wonderful critique partner for all your help, love, and support!
About the Author
National and international bestselling author Joya Ryan is the author of the Shattered series, which includes Break Me Slowly, Possess Me Slowly, and Capture Me Slowly. She has also written the Sweet Torment series , which includes Breathe You In and Only You. Passionate about both cooking and dancing (despite not being too skilled at the latter), she loves spending time at home. Along with her husband and her two sons, she resides in California.
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